Belgrade, Gritty Capital of Serbia, Is on the Rise. Gritty Capital of Serbia on the Rise. Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, part of the former Yugoslavia, is relatively unknown thanks to years behind the Iron Curtain under communist rule and the years of civil war that ravaged the Balkans.
Belgrade (/ËbÉlÉ¡reÉªd/; Serbian: Beograd / Ð±ÐµÐ¾Ð³ÑÐ°Ð´; Serbian pronunciation: [beÇÉ¡rad] ( listen); names in other languages) is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. Its name translates to White city.
Belgrade was the capital of Yugoslavia from its creation in 1918, to its final dissolution in 2006. Belgrade has a special administrative status within Serbia and it is one of five statistical regions of Serbia. Its metropolitan territory is divided into 17 municipalities, each with its own local council.